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Mauritanian president consolidates his power base

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MAURITANIA

The highest-profile event is an ongoing inquiry into alleged corruption under the previous president (and a former ally of the current one), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who was…

Military aims to monopolise media in Egypt

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EGYPT

Tahrir News suggested that the vanished archives related to the 2011 uprising, according to BBC Monitoring. Under President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, press freedom has decreased, with…

Egypt’s constitutional changes to tighten Sisi’s grip

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EGYPT

Lawmakers on February 14 provisionally approved those changes, which could keep President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi in power until 2034. Additional proposals include measures that would…

Egypt may push more unpopular policies post-referendum

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EGYPT

Egypt's post-referendum policy agenda.

Iraq’s new electoral law will disappoint protesters

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IRAQ

Earlier rounds of the protests, which began in October 2019, forced the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi and the passage of a new electoral law on December 24…

Prospects for North Africa to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the second half of 2018

Investment pledges could transform Egypt's economy

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EGYPT

Egypt's business climate.

Egypt sets the tone for debate on constitution changes

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EGYPT

EGYPT: Tone set for ‘debate’ on constitution changes

Egypt’s Sisi may refuse to leave office voluntarily

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EGYPT

EGYPT: Sisi may refuse to leave office voluntarily

Egypt’s military will entrench control of public life

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EGYPT

The most notable change institutionalises the control by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) over officers’ participation in elections; another extends the military’s…